diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36b4cb8ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+doc/all_Doxyfile
+doc/auto_Doxyfile
+doc/core_Doxyfile
+doc/openscenegraph.doxyfile
+doc/openthreads.doxyfile
+
+doc/OpenSceneGraphReferenceDocs/
+doc/OpenThreadsReferenceDocs/
+
+cmake_uninstall.cmake
+
+include/OpenThreads/Config
+include/OpenThreads/Version
+include/osg/Config
+include/osg/GL
+include/osg/Version
+
+lib/
+bin/
+
+*.pc
+*.conf
+CMakeCache.txt
+CMakeFiles
+CMakeScripts
+Makefile
+cmake_install.cmake
+install_manifest.txt